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Replum, Dr. J. B. Nevins on the nature 

 of the cruciferous fruit with reference 

 to the, 130. 



Respirator for use in extinction of fires, 

 W. Ladd on a, 44. 



*Ileynolds (Dr. J. Emerson) on the 

 action of aldehyde on the two primary 

 ureas, 76. 



* on the analysis of a singular de- 

 posit from well-water, 78. 



*Iteynolds (Prof. Osborne) on artificial 

 coronas, 34. 



Rhysimeter, A. E. Fletcher on the, an 

 instrument for measuring the speed 

 of floating water or of ships, 234. 



*Richard (L'Abbe) on hydro-geology, 

 109 ; on the discovery of flint imple- 

 ments in Egypt, at Mount Sinai, at 

 Galgala, and in Joshua's tomb, 160. 



*Richardson (W. B.) on the Volcan de 

 Agua, near Guatemala, 189. 



Richter (Dr. Otto) on the chemical 

 constitution of glycolic alcohol and 

 its heterologues, as viewed in the new 

 light of the typo-nucleus theory, 78. 



Rigid body, theory of the geometrical 

 freedom of a, Prof Ball on a model of 

 a conoidal cubic surface called the 

 " cylindroid," which is presented in 

 the, 8. 



Ripening- of the seeds, Dr. J. B. Nevins 

 on the changes which occur in plants 

 during the, 130. 



Road steamer, W. Thomson on a, 241. 



Roberts (W. Chandler) on the molecular 

 arrangement of the alloy of silver and 

 copper employed for the British silver 

 coinage, 80. 



Rocks, contortion of, L. C. Miall on the, 

 106. 



, stratified, of Islay, J. Thomson on 



the, 110. 



*Roofs, T Gillott on designing pointed, 

 239. 



*Ross(MajorE.C.) on a journey through 

 Mekran, 189. 



Roxbui;gh and Selkirk, C. Lapworth 

 and J. Wilson on the Silurian rocks 

 of the counties of, 103. 



Ruined cities of Central America, Capt. 

 Brine on the, 175. 



Russell (R.) on the inferences drawn by 

 Drs. Magnus and TyndaU from their 

 experiments on the radiant properties 

 of vapour, 56. 



Russell (W. H. L.) on linear differential 

 equations, 23; on MacCullagh's theo- 

 rem, 23. 



*Rutherford (Prof.), exhibition of a mo- 

 del of the circulation of the blood, 141, 



♦Rutherford (Prof.) and Dr. J. B. Tuke on 

 the morbid appearances noticed in the 

 brains of insane people, 144. 



*SadIer (J.) on the species of Grimmia 

 (including Schistidimii) as represented 

 in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, 

 131. 



*Saccharine matters, some remarks by 

 Prof Apjohn upon the proximate 

 analysis of, 66. 



*St. Clair (George) on the topography 

 of ancient Jerusalem, 189. 



Saline solutions, supersaturated, C. Tom- 

 linson on the behaviour of, when ex- 

 posed to the open air, 82. 



*Salts, J. A. Wanklyn on the constitu- 

 tion of, 83. 



*Sand-bars, Dr. R. J. Mann on the for- 

 mation of, 184. 



Sanderson (Dr. Burdon) and Dr. Fer- 

 rier on the origin and distribution of 

 Microzymes (Bacteria) in water, and 

 the circumstances which determine 

 their existence in the tissues and li- 

 quids of the living body, 125. 



Sanitary measures for Scottish villages, 

 Colonel Sir J. E. Alexander on, 200. 



•Saskatchewan valle_y. Dr. Rae on, 189. 



*Saunders (Trelawney) on the Hima- 

 layas and Central Asia, 189. 



*Saxon in the Weald, Walter Dendy 

 on a gleam of the, 160. 



Schools, the Rev. W. Tuckwell on the 

 obstacles to science-teaching in, 57. 



Science-teaching in schools, the Rev. 

 W. Tuckwell on the obstacles to, 57. 



Scientific questions, Lieut. -Col. Strange 

 on government action on, 50. 



Sclater (Dr. P. L.) on a favourable oc- 

 casion for the establishment of zoo- 

 logical observatories, 134. 



Scotland, D. J. Brown on the Silurian 

 rocks of the south of, 93. 



, Alexander Buchan on the rainfall 



of, 232. 

 -, Prof A. Geikie on the progress 



of the geological survey in, 96. 



*Scott (Michael) on improved ships of 

 war, 241. 



Scottish villages, Col. Sir J. E. Alexan- 

 der on sanitary measm-es for, 200. 



Screw-pine (Pandanus zttilis), Prof. 

 Thiselton Dyer on the minute ana- 

 tomy of the stem of the, 128. 



Sculptures, Lieut. -Colonel Leslie on an- 

 cient hieroglyphic, 155. 



*Sea, the Rev. F. O. Morris on en- 

 croachments of the, on the east coast 

 of Yorkshii-e, 187. 



